Hannah 6 months old stats and sitting up!

Weeble...

wobble...

but won't fall down...some of the time

Still needs a little help with balance

serious concentration and the Ayotte scowl

Hannah had her 6-month well baby today and she is doing great but still a peanut! She took her shots like a pro. She gave a little startled jump with the first one and then started screaming. But as soon as it was over and I picked her up, she stopped crying and gave the nurse a nice big smile.

weight: 14 lbs. 4 oz. (14 percentile)

height: 24 1/2 inches (9 percentile)

head circumference: 18.375 inches (99 percentile)

She is actually quite proportionate. Not sure why her head is such a high percentage. It really isn't that big compared to some of her little friends who are younger than her!

At 6 months old, you are trying to sit up, but still have a little round-bottom syndrome. You can roll ALL OVER the floor and get to things you shouldn't. (Baby proofing has begun, again.) You've tried baby cereal, but you aren't a very big fan of it. You love to blow raspberries and are so drooly. I think you might be working on your first tooth. And you have finally discovered the wonders of naps! It took a little trickery on our part - we moved your swing in your bedroom and now you take a nice hour and a half to two hour nap in the morning and about 2 hours in the afternoon. You will even take a third nap some days if you are super tired. You are still very smiley and no one believes that you ever cry, which you don't very often. You are such a sweet baby and love to watch your brothers. And they love you too!

Photo Shoot with Andrew

The other day Andrew took a couple of pictures of Hannah and I. I thought he did a pretty good job! I LOVE the picture he took of Hannah alone. He really captured her! Maybe I have a future photographer on my hands...

Tea Party

This week Hannah had her first tea party with the boys. She was more interested in eating her cup than playing along, but it's a start. And maybe she's a little young for imagination play, but who could resist when her brothers asked so sweetly for her to play with them?! And yes, she is mostly naked. She was in the process of getting dressed when they asked and frankly, I think she looks like she was having more fun before she got dressed!

Rolling Over!

Yesterday, Hannah rolled over from back to tummy. I missed the action the first time and was a little confused to find her in a new position. Later I caught her in the act. She wasn't too sure she liked her new skill, but Jonathan was very proud of her and wanted to take a picture with her. Another milestone in my baby's life - 5 1/2 months old. S.L.O.W. down Hannah! You need to stay little a little while longer!

Grammy and Grandpa!

Andrew and Jonathan creating a new car with Grandpa Grammy reading to the boys

More car creating

Please ignore the freaky looking mother. Hannah was the focus of this picture!

Grammy and Grandpa came to visit this past week. We had lots of fun reading, playing, and eating. Unfortunately their visit had to end and everyone was very sad when we took them back to the airport yesterday! Andrew kept asking me why they had to leave. Thank you for coming to visit. We loved having you here!

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Jonathan and Andrew posing with the giant giraffe. This is Casear the giraffe, 18 feet tall, joining his family.

Jonathan checking out the Colobus monkeys. They looked a little like skunks and were very playful.

Bunnies!

Tortoises!

I'm not sure what Jonathan was doing - maybe jumping. Certainly not interested in the camel or Andrew's map!

How sweet is this photo?!

Feeding the Koi

Hannah didn't see much of the animals, but she didn't care as long as we kept her moving!

We went into the Lemurs area. They were very tame and would jump on your lap if you had food for them. We were content to just look at them.

On Saturday, we packed up and went to Tanganyika Wildlife Park. We had never been there before, so we decided it was a good day to give it a try. Our groupon, with half-off tickets was another good incentive! It's a fun place with interactive exhibits and nursery windows where you can see all the new babies born at the park. They had just opened for the season so many of their exhibits weren't ready for visitors. But the boys didn't notice and were thrilled to run from one animal to the next. Andrew kept a close eye on his map to make sure we didn't miss anything. I think their favorite animals were the bunnies and the tortoises. You could jump right into their enclosure and pet them. We were told to only touch the tortoises shell, no head or tail. One of the tortoises left a present behind as he waddled off and Andrew asked if it was a pickle. Umm No. That would be poop. But it did look a little like a giant dill pickle. Guess we won't be eating any of those any time soon!

Friends

This past week, we've had some fun visitors. Our favorite neighbor and babysitter, Carmen, came home to visit from Italy. Her family is living there for a year, and we miss them like crazy! The boys were so excited to see her and didn't want to share her with me. Andrew told me to leave the room at one point and told me I had talked to Carmen enough! I think if he could've gotten away with it, he would've told me to leave the house too!

Carmen, our favorite babysitter! Jonathan (3), Zach (6), Andrew (5) and Jobe (4)

Boys being boys

Megan, Zach and Jobe also came for a visit. They were in town from Minneapolis visiting Grandma Kathy and they brought her with them to see us. I was curious to see how the boys would get along because it's been a good year since they have been together. And no surprise, they acted like they see each other every day and played great together. Andrew was very sad when they left and so was I. I told him to tell Megan to move here, and Kathy agreed. Wish I could see more of you Megan. We miss you! Thanks for coming to visit!